Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL WORK
APPROPRIATION BILLS AND CONFERENCE
REPORTS TO BE RUSHED
IhNOsh if Possible Before Next Friday Noon, S,
as 10 Avoid the Necessity Of q Called
SesSOn-Iha Caucus Programme-Linls
Or No General Legislation.

WASHINGTON, February 21.-During
the days and nights of the traction of a
week remaining to the present session of
Congress, the Senate will give instant at
'ention to conference reports and general
appropriation bills whenever any of them
shall make their appearance; and every
effort viii be put forth TO finish the neces-
sary legislation before next Friday noon.
Members Of the Appropriation Committee,
upon whom the hardest work deyolyes, are
divided in opinion nFesPecting their ability,
and that of the Senate, TO creditably ac-
cOmplish all thas is expected, but the
majority hope that barring accidents and
wiilful acts of obstruction, it may still be
found possible to aroid the necessity for a
called session of the 5Oth Congress. To
this end the right of the Senate, and of its
committees, to an opportunity for delib-
Grafton upon the important matters
not yet brought before it, viii be waived,
and the Senate, as it has done in previous
Instances of backwardness, will content
itself under protest with such
AMENDMENTS To HOUSE LEGISLATION
rs it can secure in hasty conference, taking
much for granted, and trusting much to
luck. To print and thoroughly examine
the naval, Legislative, deficiency and lorti-
tication appropriation bills in their several
ordinary stages through the Senate up to
the point of final action would require al
most rs many weeks as there remain days
of the present session.
The miscellaneous subjects of legislation
which will I'LL up the spare moments are
put down in the caucus programme rs fol-
lows:
The Labor Arbitration bill; Land Grant
Forfeiture bill; the bill relating to Lottery
Advertisements passing through the mails;
bills to quit Land Titles; the Des Moines
Land Grant bill, the bill authorizing
suits against the United States; bills for
the adjudication OF private land claims in
certain States and Territories; the bill for
a Monument To Golored Soldiers; the JOS.
Francis resolutions; the bill to Reimburse
Virginia and other States their expence in
the war of ISl2, and the International
Copyright bill. Senator Miller will call
up probably on Monday OF Tuesday the
House
PLECRO-PSEUMONIA BILL
the pending question, being a motion to
reconsider the vote bywhich the Edmunds
substitute WAS adopted Senator Ingalls,
will seek an opportunity to call up for ac-
tiun the bill repeating the Limitation To the
arrears Ot pension act, aud Senator Van
Wyck will ask the Senate TO pass the bill
relating To the disposal OF abandoned mill
itary reserve under the homestead law.
\ contest i pending in secret session
over the nomination of Public Printer
Benedict, and the British EStraditiOu
treaty remained among the unfinished
matters on the Executive Cd,cndar-but it
: not likely 10 be further pressed for ac-
tiun this session.
IN THE HOrSs
the programme is TO push the appropriation
bills Ia completion by giving them preCe-
.ytrtrre-over all Other business and little gen
erll legislation is expected during the re-
manning days Oithe session. The legislative
appropriation bIll will AGAIN occupy the
attention Ofthe House ON Monday and will
he followed by the deficiency bill, which
Is 10 be put through under a suspension Of
the rules. During the four Legislative
DAYS remaining ii will be in order to pass
any measure hy thirds vote under "A
suspension Ui the rules. Looking to this
last chance, the members who are charged
with the management of important meas
ures such rs the Pacific Railroad and in
,iuiry resolution; the Department OF Agrl-
culture bill; the pleuro pneumonia bill,and
the educational bull, will make every effort
TO secure recognition by the Speaker IN
order To get vote on their bills. Some-a
very few-oi these efforts may succeed; but
in some cases all chance for legislation will
be cut of by the presentation aud discus
sion of conference reports and other PRIV
Teged matters. 1t i understood that no
attempt will he made to pass the tortltica-
tion appropriation bill for this year, that
for last year, whirh is now in conference,
being intended to cover the remainder OF
the current together with the next fiscal
year.